Senior Manager, Contracts, Commercial & Supply Chain Compliance

The role

This person will set contracting and supply chain standards, lead master agreements, and manage commercial negotiations. They will also own claims, disputes, and supplier onboarding while ensuring compliance and reporting.

What you will do

• Set contracting and supply chain standards including SOPs, playbooks, and templates
• Lead master agreements and commercial terms
• Lead negotiation of terms and conditions and assess commercial risk
• Serve as direct liaison to Legal and outside counsel
• Advise teams on contract rights, obligations, and remedies
• Own claims and disputes across construction and equipment contracts
• Own contract obligation tracking
• Own supplier onboarding including vetting and compliance
• Keep the supply chain and contracts function audit-ready
• Set dashboard and reporting standards and deliver regular reporting

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of contracts or commercial management on large capital projects
• Deep experience in construction and equipment contracts
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, Quantity Surveying, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Personally negotiated master supply agreements
• Owned claims and disputes through resolution
• Tracked contract obligations through closeout
• Built master agreement templates, clause libraries, SOPs, playbooks, or approval matrices
• Owned supply chain compliance
• Set reporting standards and built dashboards
• Trained teams across multiple sites on procurement processes
• Served as primary business liaison to in-house Legal and outside counsel
• Communicate clearly in writing and in the room

Nice to have

• Experience at a hyperscaler, AI cloud, colocation provider, datacenter developer, or large EPC or general contractor
• Paralegal experience, a JD, or a construction law background
• Experience implementing contract lifecycle management (CLM) or procurement systems
• Experience with SOX or internal audit controls, or trade compliance certification (e.g., CCS)
• Experience standing up a contracts or commercial function in a high-growth company

Benefits

• Generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan

About the company

Lambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Founded in 2012, the company has 500+ employees and is growing fast.